Alston s Cotton Rat vs Guará

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Alston s Cotton Rat is Least Concern while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Sigmodon	Chrysocyon
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Guará share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Guará
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alston s Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alston s Cotton Rat

The Alston s Cotton Rat (Sigmodon alstoni) is a species in the genus Sigmodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.